Senior Instructional Designer

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Organization Overview

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

Responsibilities

The Instructional Design Associate develops web-based, instructor-led, blended instruction, self-study, and virtual-session learning solutions within Lilly’s Learning & Development technology environment.

This position is responsible for receiving learning objectives and other source content from Lilly business area L&D leads and subject matter experts (the internal “clients”) and organizing the learning targets into a logical, instructional flow, appropriate for the culture and level of expertise of the end user/learner. The Instructional Design Associate works with learning professionals in LRL, Global Services, and Manufacturing & Quality and functional business partners to assess critical business needs and recommend learning solutions that address capability and competency gaps.

• Revising or redeveloping learning solutions in response to feedback from the client
• Assessing source content and proposing learning solution that includes accessibility
• Identifying other recommended course revisions and partnering with the business client to identify needed changes
• Defining learning objectives and instructional design documentation
• Responding to client design needs including escalations and risk inquiries related to the design and client subject matter expert issues
• Delivering quality projects on time, within budget.
• Uploading content to appropriate content infrastructure sites, L&D content repositories, and Learning Management Systems as needed
• Supporting file naming, Lilly Branding and design guidelines in L&D content
• Complying with all policies and standards
• Performing other duties as assigned
  
  
  

Basic Requirements

• Bachelors Degree (or equivalent work experience)
• M.S. degree in Instructional Systems Technology, Performance Technology, Adult Learning, or related experience/education.
• Human Performance Improvement (HPI) Certification.
• 5 years experience as learning professional in regulated environment.
  
  
  

Additional Preferences

• Experience with content authoring tools, such as Storyline, Rise, Vyond, Camtasia, WalkMe
• Written and verbal English proficiency
• Demonstrated skills in strategic thinking, leadership, and proactive strategic learning and development consultation
• Experience with learning, development, and standard operating procedure based business processes
• Experience implementing learning interventions to meet accessibility requirements (such as WCAG)
• Experience managing translations in learning deliverables
• Demonstrated ability in communication, conflict resolution, judgment and managing ambiguity for effective results in complex, resource-constrained situations
• Ability and willingness to challenge business leadership regarding ways to use learning interventions to most effectively meet business requirements
• Experience with Microsoft tools, including Sharepoint, Teams and Forms
• Demonstrated experience in instructional design, analysis, and evaluation.
• Ability to effectively partner globally.
• Ability to navigate complex, matrix-based organizations.
• Exchanges complex information and ideas effectively.
• Knowledge of companion systems used to execute common business and L&D processes (such as SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, Quality Docs).
• Strong organizational skills.
• Flexibility and creativity.
  
  
  

Additional Information

• Flexibility in schedule is necessary as needed to collaborate with business partners in multiple time zones
  
  
  

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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